URL

abbreviation

Computers.

1. Uniform Resource Locator: a protocol for specifying addresses on the internet.

2. an address that identifies a particular file on the internet, usually consisting of the protocol, as http, followed by the domain name.

URL

abbreviation

1. uniform resource locator; a standardized address of a location on the internet, esp on the World Wide Web

URL

1. Short for Uniform Resource Locator. An Internet address (for example, http://www.hmco.com/trade/), usually consisting of the access protocol (http), the domain name (www.hmco.com), and optionally the path to a file or resource residing on that server (trade).

URL

1. An abbreviation for U niversal R esource L ocator, a title that refers to the formal address of a document on the Internet.

Word History and Origins

Origin of URL¹

First recorded in 1990–95

Example Sentences

Parents at several schools were sent warnings after it was found a URL printed in the Spy Dog, Spy Cat and Spy Pups books by Derby author Andrew Cope was linking to "inappropriate" adult content.

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Until recently a URL inside the books directed keen readers to a companion website featuring bonus content but the address has since been taken over by a third party which has posted inappropriate material.

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Typosquatting is when domain names on the URL have a small variation from the legitimate one, Manky said.

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"Since we started sharing this information at the end of March, we've provided more than 3,800 unique URLs to participating tech companies," it said.

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Each chef who is on the site has their own URL.

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